Total Crime Rate
85.0 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Windermere Close area has the 12th lowest crime rate of 27 local areas in Gainsborough , and the 164th highest crime rate of 432 local areas in Ipswich .
At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.
The overall crime rate in the area around Windermere Close (IP3 0RU) in the last 12 months was 85.0 per 1,000 residents and was 11.2% lower than the Gainsborough average (95.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 10 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Bicycle theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -50.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 12 (≈ 39.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 33.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 137.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Windermere Close (IP3 0RU), the main crime hotspot is near Brazier'S Wood Road. Police recorded 28 crimes here, including 19 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Gainsborough| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Queensberry Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Mildmay Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Maybury Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Boyton Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Boyton Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Queensberry Road | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Queensberry Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Queensberry Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Henry Road | — |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Henry Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Maybury Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Mildmay Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Brazier'S Wood Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Windermere Close | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Windermere Close | — |
| Sep 2025 | Other crime | Brazier'S Wood Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Brazier'S Wood Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Robbery | Nightingale Square | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Bicycle theft | Nightingale Square | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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